1916
Born November 28, 1916
New Orleans, LA, USA
Johnny Wright Notable
b. November 28, 1916 · Newark Eagles 1937–1939, 1945, Toledo Crawfords 1939, Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords 1940, Homestead Grays 1941–1945, 1947
Johnny Wright played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Newark Eagles in 1937 and closing with the Homestead Grays in 1947.
He went 44 and 23 with a 3.24 earned run average, pitching 631 innings in 109 games. He struck out 347, completed 45 of his 73 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 112 games he batted .140, with 34 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves once, in 1942, with 3. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1945, with 2. He also led it in strikeouts and wins.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1939 and 1947.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on November 28, 1916, and died on May 10, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1939, 1943, 1947 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NE | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1938 | NE | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| 1939 | NE/TC/TC2 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| 1940 | TIC | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .050 |
| 1941 | HG | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | HG | 18 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .185 |
| 1943 | HG | 32 | 76 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .184 |
| 1944 | HG | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1945 | HG/NE | 7 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1947 | HG | 14 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 |
| Career | — | 112 | 243 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .140 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NE | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 32.0 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 5.34 |
| 1938 | NE | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 35.1 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 4.58 |
| 1939 | NE/TC/TC2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 38.2 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 4.89 |
| 1940 | TIC | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 52.2 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 2.56 |
| 1941 | HG | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 55.2 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 2.75 |
| 1942 | HG | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 78.0 | 75 | 30 | 22 | 43 | 3.46 |
| 1943 | HG | 18 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 189.0 | 169 | 53 | 43 | 99 | 2.52 |
| 1944 | HG | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14.1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6.91 |
| 1945 | HG/NE | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 45.2 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1.38 |
| 1947 | HG | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 89.2 | 86 | 36 | 28 | 63 | 3.61 |
| Career | — | 44 | 23 | 109 | 73 | 4 | 631.0 | 573 | 227 | 180 | 347 | 3.24 |
On this day & linked events
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